DntTrstBarricade (2:58:17 AM):

*he was on his way back, having demolished several rock formations further back. He was still trying to figure out what to do. He cared for her...loved her...and yet...things were falling apart, and he could sense it. He wasn't

DntTrstBarricade (2:58:51 AM):

sure at all of anything anymore.  He gunned his engines, letting the speed take away his worries...but...at least he thought it would work.  It didn't....*

crush all humanz (3:01:23 AM):

*take your time worrying and coming back to base, Barricade!  after all, Bonecrusher is waiting oh-so-patiently at the main entrance, leaning against the wall and keeping a weather eye out for your sorry aft.  for the record?  doesn't look too pleased.*

crush all humanz (3:01:30 AM):

*take your time worrying and coming back to base, Barricade!  after all, Bonecrusher is waiting oh-so-patiently at the main entrance, leaning against the wall and keeping a weather eye out for your sorry aft.*

crush all humanz (3:01:33 AM):

*for the record?  doesn't look too pleased.*

DntTrstBarricade (3:02:50 AM):

*Like he knew this? He revved his engines to max, just wanting to get back and head to recharge.  Then again, not like anyone would be there for him.  So what was the rush?  Did he even still HAVE someone to go back to? Probably... not...*

DntTrstBarricade (3:03:11 AM):

*yeah....he was almost there...nearly in view...*

crush all humanz (3:05:28 AM):

*Bonecrusher smirks as he sees the cop car come into view, pushing off of the wall and stepping to the left, making it so that his bulky form is all but completely blocking the front entrance*

crush all humanz (3:05:30 AM):

*he even sends out a private comm, not that he expects the other to get it at all* :: BARRICADE. ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:06:21 AM):

*oh, he got it, and growled darkly in his car form* ::WHAT!?:: *sounding pretty annoyed*

DntTrstBarricade (3:06:47 AM):

*still moving pretty fast towards the doors*

crush all humanz (3:08:20 AM):

*preemtively braces himself - boy, do you really want to try ramming a 22-ton mech?* :: YOU AN' I HAVE T'HAVE A BIT OF A CHAT. ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:10:20 AM):

*who said anything about ramming? He skidded to a stop a decent distance away, and transformed mid-skid, and stood there, eyeing Crusher*  ::Oh, really, and why is that?:: *sarcastic tone ftw?*

crush all humanz (3:12:08 AM):

*he growls, straightening his hunched posture and crossing his arms, optics narrowed*  :: Y'DO REALIZE THAT 'M ARCEE'S FRIEND, DON'T YOU? ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:15:44 AM):

*he growled in return* ::Yeah, I do.  You gonna tell me what a slagging aft I have been? Gonna tell me what a horrid bonded I am? Go ahead. I am pretty sure I know what you are gonna say. *Defensive much?*

crush all humanz (3:19:27 AM):

:: OH, GOOD.  YER GONNA MAKE THIS EASY FER ME. ::  *he takes a step forward, using his difference in height to tower over the Saleen*  :: I LOST A LOTTA RESPECT FER YOU ONCE Y'WENT OFF AN' LEFT TH' DECEPTICONS FER THOSE MORONIC SEEKERS. ::

crush all humanz (3:19:38 AM):

:: OH, GOOD.  YER GONNA MAKE THIS EASY FER ME. ::  *he takes a step forward, using his difference in height to tower over the Saleen*

crush all humanz (3:20:05 AM):

:: I LOST A LOTTA RESPECT FER YOU ONCE Y'WENT OFF AN' LEFT TH' DECEPTICONS FER THOSE MORONIC SEEKERS.  BUT HERE'S TH' THING - YER IMPORTANT T'MY FRIEND, SO I GOTTA RESPECT THAT. ::

crush all humanz (3:20:45 AM):

:: NOW HERE'S WHAT 'M WONDERIN' HERE -- HOW IS IT THAT Y'KNOW THAT YER DOIN' STUPID SLAG WITH ARCEE, AN' YET INSTEAD OF SPENDIN' TIME WITH HER, YER RUNNIN' AROUND OUTSIDE LIKE SOME KINDA SPARKLIN'? ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:22:37 AM):

::Last I knew she didn't WANT me around!  I TRIED making it up to her...I TRIED apologizing.  Would she take it? No!  So if she doesn't want me around, why go chasing after her and make her push me away more?!?!:: *growling darkly, almost in a warning*

crush all humanz (3:24:37 AM):

*utterly ignores all the growling* :: THEN WHY WAS IT SHE WAS DOWN IN M'ROOM LAST NIGHT, ASKIN' ME WHAT SHE WAS DOIN' WRONG?  Y'APPARENTLY DON'T KNOW TH' FEMME VERY WELL, BARRICADE. ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:25:29 AM):

::She won't fragging talk to me!!! What the SLAG am I supposed to do when I TRY to talk to her?! Huh?!:: *not too happy with this...Why did she have to send her BUDDY to do the talking for her?!?*

crush all humanz (3:27:53 AM):

*he leans down, optics narrowed to slits, and growls* :: THEN THROW HER AGAINST AROUND AND MAKE HER TALK.  SHE AIN'T SOME FRAGILE LIL' FLOWER, Y'MORON. ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:31:32 AM):

*He glared at him* ::Yeah, right, and THEN what would she think of me? Some controlling glitch!? What makes you think I want that?!?:: *he noticed him leaning down, and got into a defensive stance*

crush all humanz (3:33:53 AM):

:: .....FINE, BARRICADE.  Y'REALLY HAVE BECOME NOTHIN' MORE THAN A COWARD SINCE Y'LEFT. ::

crush all humanz (3:34:10 AM):

*looks and sounds  like he's scolding the other*

DntTrstBarricade (3:35:53 AM):

*oh, that hit a nerve.* ::You think I have become weak?  A coward?  Just because I don't want to pin her to the ground like you suggest?? And how would YOU know it works? You doin' it to her?!:: *snarls*

crush all humanz (3:37:43 AM):

*leers a bit, baring his dentals* :: MAYBE I AM.  AFTER ALL, SHE NEEDS SOMEONE WILLIN' T'FIGHT BACK.  NOT SOME COWARD  WHO THINKS SHE'S WEAKER THAN HIM. ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:41:21 AM):

*he growled at that, optics darkening considerably* ::.....I never ONCE thought she was weaker than me.:: *he kept the other comment to himself...for the moment....*

crush all humanz (3:42:31 AM):

:: CLEARLY YOU DO, IF Y'THINK A LITTLE ROUGH HOUSIN' WOULD MAKE HER CRY AN' RUN OFF T'SOME OTHER MECH. ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:44:20 AM):

::Did I SAY run off to some other mech? NO. But at least I know who she WOULD run off to!:: *realllly pissed off...*

crush all humanz (3:46:38 AM):

*laughs at that, darkly, and shakes his head*  :: AND WHAT WOULD Y'DO IF SHE DID  LEAVE YOU FER A REAL  DECEPTICON, BARRICADE?  WOULD YA FIGHT ME? ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:47:44 AM):

::Yeah, I would.:: *nope, NO hesitation there. He WOULD fight.*

crush all humanz (3:48:47 AM):

:: THEN WHY AREN'T YOU FIGHTIN' NOW?   'COS AT THIS RATE, YER GONNA SLAGGIN' LOSE HER ANYWAYS. ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:53:46 AM):

::And just HOW do you propose I do that when she has already made up her mind, slagger?!:: *growling darkly*

crush all humanz (3:55:01 AM):

:: OH, HAS SHE?  'COS LAST I TALKED T'HER, SHE JUS' WANTED T'MAKE THINGS WORK.  I ALREADY TOLD YOU  WHAT T'DO.  IF Y'DON'T DO IT, THEN 'S YER OWN SLAGGIN' FAULT. ::

DntTrstBarricade (3:55:54 AM):

::Last time I tried she fragging walked out!:: *shifts a bit in his stance, still defensive, glaring at him*

crush all humanz (3:58:13 AM):

:: THEN YOU WEREN'T ASSERTIVE ENOUGH, YOU SPINELESS COWARD.  WHY ARE YOU LETTING HER WALK OUT?!  ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:00:08 AM):

::Then what should I do, o great mech of FIXING RELATIONSHIPS!?!!:: *Glare, direct hit at Crusher's own relationship, and he knows it.*

crush all humanz (4:00:51 AM):

*he snarls, fist clenching for a moment before he relaxes it, optics dimming*

crush all humanz (4:02:18 AM):

:: IF Y'HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT, YOU STUPID LITTLE THING, 'M TRYIN' T'KEEP YOU FROM HURTIN' ARCEE.  THAT IS IT.  IF I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA BE HAPPIER WITHOUT YOU, NOT EVEN YER STUPID SLAGGIN' TC  WOULD SAVE YOU. ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:05:17 AM):

*he growled darker again* ::So what's stopping you now? Considering it appears that I CAN'T make her happy??:: *glaring, steadying his stance, just in case*

crush all humanz (4:06:07 AM):

:: SHE SEEMS T'WANT T'MAKE IT WORK.  AS MUCH OF A SLAGGIN' STUPID IDEA  THAT IS. ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:08:20 AM):

::Then WHYTHESLAG won't she come talk to me?  WHYTHESLAG didn't she stay when I TRIED to talk to her?:: *he still glared at him darkly, TRYINGSOHARD to keep several comments to himself.*

crush all humanz (4:09:27 AM):

:: BECAUSE YOU LET HER. ::  *jeeze, how much more does he have to pummel the idea of being assertive into this stupid slagger?*

DntTrstBarricade (4:12:53 AM):

::What, and force her to do something she doesn't want to?:: *growling lightens some, but he's still glaring*

crush all humanz (4:15:34 AM):

:: YES.  STAND UP, YOU IDIOT!  BE A SLAGGIN' DECEPTICON.  OR HAVE Y'FORGOTTEN  HOW T'DO THAT? ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:17:35 AM):

*He growled darker than before, his hands flexing open, closed, open, closed...optics locked with Crusher's.*  ::And why would I forget?::

crush all humanz (4:18:43 AM):

:: BECAUSE YER CERTAINLY NOT ACTIN' LIKE ONE.  TREATIN' HER LIKE SOME KINDA DELICATE FLOWER, ONLY FIGHTIN' SO MUCH AS Y'DON'T HAVE T'ACTUALLY DO ANY WORK -- WHAT HAS THAT STUPID THIRD FACTION DONE  T'YA? ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:23:44 AM):

*he drew himself up a bit and glared at him* ::Absolutely nothing.:: *growling darkly again, optics darkening, his fists clenched*

crush all humanz (4:24:46 AM):

*he snorts*  :: EXCEPT TURN YOU INTO AN UTTER FOOL.  MAYBE I SHOULD JUST TELL HER T'LEAVE Y'IN THE DUST. ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:30:30 AM):

*he stared at him, regarding him for a moment, then snarled* ::I would slag you where you stand, Primus DAMN be Megatrons' orders.:: *his dentals were bared now, and he would have lunged already, but he honestly DID ...(cont)

DntTrstBarricade (4:30:49 AM):

respect Megatron....*

crush all humanz (4:32:18 AM):

:: GO AHEAD, BUT TH' TRUTH STILL REMAINS. :: *he stares right back, looming over the other's smaller frame with that sneer still on his face*

DntTrstBarricade (4:33:13 AM):

::And just WHAT truth is that?:: *glares back, not intimidated in the least*

crush all humanz (4:34:10 AM):

:: THAT YER LOSIN' ARCEE BECAUSE YER TOO MUCHA COWARD  T'DO ANYTHIN' OVER TH' BARE MINIMUM. ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:34:39 AM):

::I.  AM NOT.  A COWARD.:: *deadpan*

crush all humanz (4:35:42 AM):

:: YOU ARE, FER REASONS FAR GREATER THAN SOME SILLY LITTLE LOVER'S SPAT. ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:36:41 AM):

*he growled* ::What was that!?::

crush all humanz (4:39:32 AM):

:: YOU ARE A COWARD BECAUSE YOU LEFT THE DECEPTICONS.  BUT 'M NOT HERE ON POLITICS.  'M ONLY HERE BECAUSE ARCEE IS M'FRIEND AN' SHE WAS UPSET ENOUGH T'COME TALK T'ME ABOUT YOU. ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:46:30 AM):

::You want to discuss the Decepticons, we can do that later, slagger.  And why the SLAG was she so upset when I TRIED to make things up to her!? Huh?!?:: *he was not happy, in fact he WAS  abit confused.  She never explained (cont)

DntTrstBarricade (4:47:52 AM):

why she just left...but then again, he didn't expect her to at this point. Oh, he would try...but he was worried he was already to late....*

crush all humanz (4:50:09 AM):

:: I DON'T SLAGGIN' HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS!  'M HERE T'TELL YOU TWO THINGS,  AN' THAT'S ALL. ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:50:52 AM):

::Then tell me and get out of my way.:: *deadpan*

crush all humanz (4:54:43 AM):

:: FINE. ::  *gets right up in Barricade's personal space, snarling*  :: FIRST - TREAT ARCEE LIKE A SOLDIER, NOT SOME SLAGGIN' LITTLE GIRL WHO WILL BREAK UNDER PRESSURE. ::

crush all humanz (4:55:41 AM):

*and now he shoves a claw harshly against Barricade's chest, growling lowly* :: AN' SECOND - UPSET HER AGAIN AN' I WILL END YOU. ::

DntTrstBarricade (4:59:38 AM):

*he grabbed his wrist and pulled, yanking it past his chest as he got close to Crusher's face* ::Bring it. I would enjoy the fight.:: *optics slitted, growling very, very low and dark. He stared right into Crusher's optics, not ...

DntTrstBarricade (4:59:45 AM):

looking away in the least...*

crush all humanz (5:02:36 AM):

:: D'YOU THINK 'M STUPID,  YOU RUSTED VOLVO? :: *barks out a laugh* :: I'M NOT ABOUT T'FIGHT YOU HERE. ::

DntTrstBarricade (5:04:32 AM):

::Hn. Look who's talkin.  Name it. Place and time.:: *he was serious*

crush all humanz (5:05:37 AM):

:: HOW ABOUT WHEN ARCEE COMES T'ME, 'COS ALL Y'CAN DO IS HURT HER. ::  *sneers*

DntTrstBarricade (5:08:17 AM):

::Hurt her.  If THAT'S all the faith you have in me...:: *he growled and shoved back, pushing Crusher away from him and letting go of his hand.* ::IF that is all you have in me, then WHY are you here trying to SAVE us?:: *he ....

DntTrstBarricade (5:08:20 AM):

snarled at him*

crush all humanz (5:09:17 AM):

:: BECAUSE, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THAT'S WHAT ARCEE WANTS. ::  *flatly - come on, seriously.*

DntTrstBarricade (5:12:39 AM):

::Then DON'T slagging tell me that ALL I can do is HURT her!:: *getting pissed off at him, and, though probably the point, wanting to prove him wrong*

crush all humanz (5:15:08 AM):

:: IF Y'COULD JUST GET SMART AN' ACTUALLY BE ASSERTIVE, AND NOT SOME LIE-DOWN LAPDOG, THEN MAYBE I WOULD BELIEVE Y'MORE CAPABLE! ::

DntTrstBarricade (5:17:13 AM):

::I am NOT a fragging lapdog!!!:: *angry growl over the comm*

crush all humanz (5:18:49 AM):

:: I'M SURE YOU AREN'T. :: *chuckles darkly*  :: THE FACT STILL STANDS, YER NOT TRYIN' HARD ENOUGH T'SAVE ARCEE.  IF YER NOT GONNA TRUST ME WHEN I SAY Y'SHOULD BE MORE ASSERTIVE, THEN 'S YER OWN DAMNED FAULT. ::

DntTrstBarricade (5:24:54 AM):

*He growled at him, and just glared at him, processors whirring as he thought.* ::.....You gonna let me past yet, or keep standing in the doorway?::

crush all humanz (5:26:02 AM):

:: DEPENDS.  ARE YOU GONNA HURT ARCEE ON PURPOSE, OR JUST BY BEIN' A STUPID MORON? ::

DntTrstBarricade (5:28:36 AM):

*he glared at him* ::What do YOU think?:: *opticslit*

crush all humanz (5:29:15 AM):

*steps aside, leering at the smaller mech*  :: I THINK I'LL BE SEEIN' YOU AROUND, LITTLE COWARD. ::

DntTrstBarricade (5:31:03 AM):

*he paused, with Crusher to his back* ::DON'T. Call me that.  Unless you want me to show you just how opposite to that I am.:: *deadpan*

crush all humanz (5:31:53 AM):

:: 'S ALL YER GONNA EVER BE T'ME, BARRICADE.  YOU AN' YER WHOLE USELESS FACTION.  RUN ALONG NOW. ::

DntTrstBarricade (5:38:06 AM):

::Slag you, Crusher.:: *he growled and walked off, ignoring whatever else Crusher had to say to him.*